PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad & Tobago’s cricket authorities are moving full steam ahead with preparations for the Twenty20 Champions League in India after the country’s participation in the October tournament was officially confirmed earlier this week.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – West Indies were Friday slapped with a fine for their slow over-rate following their 20-run loss to India in the opening One-Day International at Sabina Park.
The Police Progressive Youth Club (PPYC) will be hosting the Christopher Hall Classic Track Meet today at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary beginning at 10 am.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – West Indies made a gallant attempt at victory but still crashed to a 20-run defeat after being undermined by Yuvraj Singh’s sensational century in the opening One-Day International against India at Sabina Park yesterday.
After weeks of tough talk of who’s going to knock out who and who’s going beat who to a pulp, the S and S Promotions ‘final execution’ boxing card is finally here and tonight the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall will be ground zero.
The recently selected Guyana Under-19 team which is under the leadership of Anthony Bramble played to a draw against a Rest Team yesterday in the two-day practice match at the Eve Leary Sports Club Ground after resuming from their overnight score of 90–3.
Following the announcement that all systems are in place for the staging of this year’s Caricom 10K road race tomorrow, the local organising committee (LOC) for the event yesterday stated that all of the regions’ top distance runners have confirmed their participation.
As the opening days of the Mike’s Pharmacy 15-Over Softball League Countrywide Softball Competition unfolded Superstreet, Endeavour and Players XI enjoyed their match-ups to the fullest.
EUGENE, Oregon, (Reuters) – Olympic bronze medallist Walter Dix crashed out of the world athletics championships when he injured his right hamstring in the 100 metres semi-finals at the U.S.
There have been cancellations of several tournaments and games in the Caribbean owing to the outbreak of H1N1 (swine flu) in the region, but Minister of Sport Dr Frank Anthony says people have nothing to worry where Guyana is concerned because we are free of the virus.
MADRID, (Reuters) – Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo completed his 80 million pound ($130 million) world record transfer to Real Madrid yesterday, signing a six-year deal with the Primera Liga club.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – American Kenny Perry maintained his two-shot lead in Friday’s weather-hit second round of the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut despite struggling with the pace of the greens.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Pakistan and Australia will play two test matches and two Twenty20 internationals in England next July, the English Cricket Board said yesterday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Wimbledon’s usually reliable weather forecasters got it completely wrong yesterday although Roger Federer made all the right moves as he breezed into the second week of the grasscourt championships.
EUGENE, Oregon, (Reuters) – World champion Tyson Gay ran a wind-assisted 9.75 seconds in what he called a “horrible” 100 metres preliminary at the U.S.
WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Fast bowler Shane Bond has been officially welcomed back to New Zealand Cricket (NZC) after being offered a playing contract for the next international season.
SLOW PITCH
Kingston, Jamaica: Compe-ting captains, India’s Mahendra Singh Dhoni and West Indian Chris Gayle, agreed that – based on recent history – the Sabina Park pitch will favour spin bowling and batsmen will have to play watchfully to achieve success.
– Rescheduled tournament to bounce off on Sunday
Cellular service provider Digicel yesterday announced their support for this year’s National Basketball Festival (NSBF) which is now scheduled to start on Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.